Massive Fire In 19-Storey Building In Kolkata

Kolkata:October 19th A massive fire broke out around 10 am on the 16th floor of the LIC building on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in central Kolkata. The floor housed the server room of the State Bank of India's (SBI) global market office. The chief general manager (Kolkata circle) of SBI, PP Sengupta, said there was no news of anyone getting stuck on the floor.

Ten fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the raging fire, a fire brigade official said. Eyewitnesses said the fire was fast spreading to the other floors of the building.